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Chefs & Champagne®

Honoring restaurateurs Alex von Bidder and Julian Niccolini and the 50th anniversary of the legendary Four Seasons Restaurant

In 1959 James Beard consulted on the menu for the opening of the groundbreaking Four Seasons, the first American restaurant to take seasonal cooking seriously. Half a century later, the Four Seasons is still the benchmark against which the finest New York establishments are compared, an accomplishment due in no small part to charismatic owners Alex von Bidder and Julian Niccolini.

Join us as we toast these iconic restaurateurs at Chefs & Champagne, our annual summer tasting party and silent auction in the Hamptons. Guests will be treated to the culinary musings of some of the country’s most acclaimed chefs, copious Champagne, plenty of Stella Artois, and the wines of our generous host, Wölffer Estate Vineyard. The 2009 recipient of the Christian Wölffer Scholarship for wine and food studies will also be announced.

Sponsors

Event Sponsors and Media Partners*

Dasani Essence / ForbesLife / Gold Peak / Champagne La Caravelle / Champagne Lanson / Champagne Nicolas Feuillatte / Plum TV / Royal Cup Coffee / Stella Artois / WVVH-TV / Wölffer Estate Vineyard

VIP After-Party Sponsors*

Bell + Ross / Dean & Deluca / Emerald Monkey Eco-Luxe Resort & Residences / ForbesLife / London Jewelers / Winston Churchill Cigars


Supporters*: Chefwear / DeBragga.com / Owen Brothers Landscape Development / Sag Harbor Florist / WLIU 88.3 FM / Wüsthof

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